The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-22

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even rate was charged, even when they were run.
ming into the same country and where there was u
diversity OF interests In ownership. This was
greatly complained Of
Now, then, the interstate commerce law was
passed at the last session of Congress and that was
TO be great panacea for all the evils Of Transporter
ton. What's the rcsult5 The theory was that
competition would follow from the passage of the
interstate commerce bill that there should be no
pooling OF issues. What's the practice? Even,
uniform rates of freight the same as before; no
competition between the railroads. Today they
charge the same rate over given lines, running In
given direction, and the result 10 the agricultural
manuiactnrlng aud the general industrial interests
OF the country IL the same today under the inter
state commerce law, 20 far MS competition Is con
eerned, as II was in the days when pooling was
d isG r APpdIHnsS No% 4 You and owSd all
and T% not weq bamnT Just them eS same psr ssing
ly for this. But what is our duty ?
Our duty Is TO mako such improvement OF the wa
tcrways OF the country, both around the lakes and
through the canals, and up and down the MlsSis
supp, ana the Missouri, aud the Ohio, with their
tributaries as viii fix such rate that II the rail.
roads do combine they've got to carry as
oheaply us the rivers can carry. Applause BE.
cause there can he no combination OF interests
then. Most OF the gentlemen that see here are
rom The southern States. You arc more largely
interested IN the Improvement Of the waterways
than any other section Of this country.
OF the O,OOO,0oo OF people that win nhabit this
county, mean the SOQOJOO0 in addition that will
inhabit this country before the year lgOO-most OF
them, II You do your duty IN advertising your
country and showing proper enterprise and de-
veloping the facilities OF this great new southern
country are going TO settle south OF the Mason and
d Dixon , line APPLAUSE You have magnia.
river, which runs through the finest iron
region In the worll What about the
Red river, which runs through the grundcst cotton
country under the SUM and what about the other
riyen OF this great southern country You must
DC IN position TO say that the railroads shall charge
iair and living rate only upon the products that
we have 10 ship 10 foreign lands and The materials,
etc. that we desire 10 have come into our country
LOT the use aud sustenancc Of our people
Gentlemen OF the south, you cannot depend upon
The east 70 help you. lou have got TO help your.
selves lAppla,ise.l IL Is The law Of God aud Of
nature and OF humanity that those who help them.
municaton Src already asabIshed Snd Knit Ito 10.
gether from the west aud the northwest, running
directly through to New York and 20 the eastern
seaboard. magnificent chnin OF lakes is also MS
sisting IN the transportation for NIL that country;
and the northwestern country has been pcopled
mnfe mpldy Than any other section OF this country.
The people Of the north and the people Of the
cast nre going 20 hold on 10 these lines ol commu-
nication and run the products Of the country and
the manufactures OF the country through upon
those lines ns long as they can. Hence, the I'm.
portanoc OF the south nnd the west and the south.
west rebuilding their diligence and their efforts
not only "a have railroads, but "a improve their
waterways aud develop the country themselves, is
ielt, because you'll not get great deal Of help
from tho region Of which I have spoken, except
q. You do something for them as you pass along.
sApplausc.
Twas ncading few DAYS AGO that iron I'm the
south and southwest could be produced at 50 aud
81 ton les than In any other part Of this country
Now that means great deal Cotton can he pro.
couro-cottOn cloth and all Of the nanuiacturcs III
cotton. Timber II In greater abundance The cii.
mate Is uncqualcd. The war II over. Applause. /
Young men arr coming to the front The door OF
the south are being thrown open wider even than
they ever have been In the past Applause II
your people VIII advertise 10 the world their
great resources and the great advantages
no rcason why the 100000 in addition That will
inhhhii this country BY the year 1900 should not
all be settled south OF Misons and Dixon's line:
aud u YOU don't gct majority Of them It's your
own iault-or our own fault will say because we
are a Kind of southern state ourselves, up there
IN Missouri. lApplaus
We've had little too much politics IN this
southern and southwestern country and In the
country where live.
Now, think We want 10 educate our politicians
-our men who goio Congrzs-to give les attcn.
u n 10 politics aud morc Ia political economy.
lapplnusc les attention n 10 who shall have the
posiOillcc NJ the corner, or who shall be the col
iect0r OF the appraiser or United states marshal
and more 81 the development Of the gcncml ~
sources Of she county, and building Il up and
making Il rmnd and productive, and N any
cTun have been creeping inf any tmditons %
our fathers relating tO political economy aud the
things that would naturally build us up aud make
NJ independent ART In the way, let ~ have the
manhood 20 abandon thosc tuditi0ns, aud start
uWt ul iieN AlutH now Nfist ami not
afraid oi somebody that might crtioso u. or somc
Newspaper that might say We wcrc uncfadcH II We
adopt s0mc new things and make Ourselves indie
pCndcnt 81 toe ret Of the world In producing aud
ma ,uiHc,ufing everything needed 10 supply the
wanb Of humanity. lApplnuscl
This a not a political stcrch, but I'm Just throw
ing these dcns out Ia general way.
II Il aid that Il would C1st great deal Of money
20 improve the Mississippi river and g. nayirablc
tributaries. This q true but an example has been
sct for ~ Ia the past quarter 81 a ccniury rning
"a 81
government fur artificial Communication. or Tor
the construction Of nllruads from the east 10 the
west
Many Of you remember when Congress voted
n0nDo00 acres Of hand ioF the construction oi the
Pacific niilrads, and MON than elODU1.U0 of
bonds aud Of credit, max inr sDpuD.On.
These SEEN 10 b. very large figures, and I think
the money was well appropriated. too. but now. "
the people ~ the Mississippi valley 90 III this south
western county want tiGupo Co or Si7.uposD o. h.
appropriated for the pufposc Of Improving the
waterways Of the country lt's cxtn,,aganocl the
eastern fellows niy we don know how that money =
going 10 he wasted. We don't know what you ar
We are All hxcd" IT, simply nisurf the govern.
ment II the United States ought o. innugumte .
specific plan iUr the improvement 81 the river II
thls cuuntry - that they hall be navrahlr In the
main the scar through. aud giyc us compctition
give ~ additional facilities Tor transportation a.
the country demands u lApplnusc.l IN the post
forty year New lofk itscli the state Of New YUfk
has expended over s0.0n0pQ iur the construction
oi the Efic canal What IL the rFulu The ntl.
roads iruu Iufiaio 20 New York city arr able 10
change but the samc mic that the Erie canal changes
on pruducti from Buffalo IN New inrk aud itgivci
great additional transportation facilities aud II the
fallruads do not incfcasc their liabilities there will
b. double tuck railroads running from oatt 90
west, and even they do incra,c 'hsm
transportation requirements 81 the country
are Increasing faster than ANYTHING clsc IN thls
canal about si9.poo0o. They appreciate the impor.
tnncc Of having water accommodation, and II Il not
asking too much for the Mississippi valley ~ ak
that the Mississippi river and ts tfibulafics should
BE- Improved. that money sufficient should D. Ap.
prnptiaicd 81 make theso grat STRAINS nayiTabic,
aud put them ~ such Position that the wants Of
the people shall hc met and the ryCn Improved.
did not intend 10 speak ~ long, especially ~
may have 81 ask some gentlemen 20 cut their
speeches short on account 81 our limited time.
Again ! thank you, gentlemen, for the honor
which you have conferred upon me. lApplauscl
Gov. s,annard Is a tall, authenticated, To-
bust gentleman, with side whiskcn n In
English, about foriy-seycn years old, and
having achieved his political ambition has
settled down 10 business aud Is one 81 the
leading merchants u ~. Louis. lie Is a de.
liboaic, clear and studied speaker, who car.
RIGS conviction with what he says by the ear
nest and fOrcible manner IN which he say'
u. lie was IN every way worthy Of th,
honor conferred, and was frequently inter
mptcd By loud and continuous applause.
Attic conclusion Of his address he said that
the convention had invited number Of
prominent gentlemen who were not dele
gates 10 the convention TO address them and
suggested hat ~ Judge Taylor, Of Indiana
a mcmbcrsof the river commission, was 10
the hall, perhaps the convention would
be pleased to listen 10 him. The hall shoOl
with yOciicrous cries for Taylor, and tha
/ gentleman walked from his scat on the floor
and with the self possessed air Of the schol
| arly orator who knows what he wants 10 tal
and how 10 say H. spoke ~ follows
JUDGE TAYLOR. OF iSpiASA.
Gentlemen, am exceedingly Glad n 40 you
/ For the past ak year have been working Tor }ul
/ lapplauscl and like " scu ms mnstcn ocCasiun
| ally and Eiyc s1n ~ account ot mytcli ! hhN
bad that pleasure only twice boiufu.frt NJ =